<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 CR, 710 M, 780 W)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Took it twice, but second time was higher across the board.
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 E, 34 M, 35 R, 34 S)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 (Same as above test date, but with 35 in science)
[<em>] SAT II: Bio-E (720), Math I (720)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA: Not sure
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/33
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin: Vergil, AP Composition, AP Calculus AB, Honors Physics, Economics, Religion
[</em>] Number of other RD applicants in your school: 2 (or 3, not sure if one finished his/her app)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Summa Cum Laude on National Latin Exam (9-11), Life Scout, Order of the Arrow[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (rep 9-10; Pres 12), NHS, Junior Classical League (State 1st VP 11-12), Boy Scouts (Den Chief, Bugler, Patrol Leader), JETS, Swim Team
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Altar Server for Bishop, worked at nursing home and elementary school[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Play Eve Online- More complex game, but more engaging (6)[/li][</em>] Department at MIT: Computer Science- Interested in cyber warfare (5)
[<em>] What Personality Attribute Are You Most Proud Of?: My Humor- I love puns and wordplays (9)
[</em>] World You Come From: Region has emphasis on family- I want to be an entrepreneur that helps out families around the world (5)
[<em>] Significant Challenge: Botched Beginning of the Year Mixer- People didn’t bring required stuff (7)
[</em>] Other: I swim for a club team, so that takes a lot of time from other activities. I am an avid reader. My school is Catholic, so there goes one period a day for Religion. I’m working on my Eagle Scout project[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Good, by calculus teacher
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Great, by Latin teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Average to Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Excellent, though I had to talk politics to gain brownie points
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 31 October 2011
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Small Religious Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >$250,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited Swimmer[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Charming and witty essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low SAT II scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Combination of swimming and minority
[</em>] What would you have done differently?: Started my application way earlier, just so I could quintuple check it.[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors: I got to fill out the “Graduating Early/Without a Diploma” section, because my high school accelerates students one year. I think that made me unique, along with my study of Latin.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Good job, all. Hope to see you at CPW!</p>